First mobile palliative care service for children launched in Samarkand region

Since September 28, a mobile palliative care service for children with severe and incurable illnesses has been operating in the Samarkand region.

More than 300 children in need of such assistance have been identified in the region.

The mobile team includes medical specialists, social workers and psychologists. They help children at home, relieve pain and other symptoms of illnesses, develop individual care plans and teach parents the necessary skills, the press service of the National Agency of Social Protection reports.

The 'Inson' social service centers open a separate file for each child and help families receive social services and technical rehabilitation aids. Depending on the children's needs, they are provided with adapted wheelchairs, standers, functional beds and mattresses for pressure sore prevention.

In parallel, the National Agency of Social Protection continues construction of the first children's hospice in Uzbekistan. The mobile service and the hospice are to become parts of a unified system of palliative care for children and support for their families.

The agency's First Deputy Director Shakhnoza Mirziyoyeva noted that the goal of the project is not only medical assistance, but also ensuring that children with incurable illnesses can live full lives.